The things kids say

I love the comments that come out of children. They are so honest and so cute. 

Example 1:

I was working in our front garden on Friday, trying to pull some of the weeds that had accumulated. It was a spring break and I had Friday off, but schools are still in. As the bus dropped off the kids from elementary school they all come running by my house, we have some large rocks in the front yard that (apparently) they like to play on. The kids couldn't really see me because I was working on the other side of the yard. Most of them just ran on by, but one little boy (couldn't have been more than 6) turns around and says "I like your grass", smiles and runs off. I was in a fit of giggles for a good 5 minutes after that. 

Example 2:

We had Kat and Sam's kids over on Friday night to watch "Wreck it Ralph". We had a grand time watching the movie and playing the Wii after. As we were getting ready to taking the kids back to my aunts house. Lindsey (the youngest) Turns to me and asks "Why does your car smell so bad?" I guess I have never noticed if it had a smell, and I actually had just had my carpets cleaned so I was not sure how to answer her. I guess I need an air freshener, Lindsay said that lemon would work. 

Example 3:

I love my nieces and nephew they often get me laughing, but I received and email from my sister today that made me miss them all the more. It went like this:

Ember keeps talking about her birthday and every time we say its her and Madi’s birthday she says “ And Shane’s don’t forget Shane's!” It makes me laugh she is so funny!

They are so sweet to think of Shane's birthday too. I hope we get to go celebrate their birthdays together soon. 

Love, Nellie

Made me laugh

Okay, I had to laugh. Not only is this my FAVORITE movie, but it is so perfectly describes some Sundays. 

Link for the whole list of "Snark and Testimony" Here

When you and your spouse make it through all three hours of church:

Other ones I loved:

Being called to be the relief society president in your 20's:

When they announced they were lowering the missionary age in conference:

This one, mostly because Lark and I had to sing in church last week.

Sitting back in the congregation after you nailed a musical number:

Expectation:

Reality:

G.I. Joes

Lark informed me about a place in cedar called G.I. Joe's, at first it sounded like an Army surplus store. come to find out that it is a restaurant that serves breakfast and dinner to Veterans and  the Homeless. Not that they only serve these people, they also are open to the public for a small cost. By small, I mean SO SMALL.

Shane and I decided to try it out last night and we surprised, in a good way, with what we got. You eat what they make, which is great for people as indecisive as Shane and I. We had homemade chili and cornbread (nummm...) and to top that we had chocolate peanut better cake a la mode (yummm...) and we got all this for (drum roll please....) $1.50 each!!!

Okay, so it is usually $1.99 but we bought a punch card that had 10 meals for $15. What a deal, and the people that run the restaurant were so sweet. They made us feel so welcome and even made us feel like the little bit we paid for our meal was such a help to them and their cause.

Needless to say, we have quite a few meals left on our cards and we intend to use them. If you are in cedar and want a good, inexpensive meal check them out!

I wanna grow up to be like Grandma

My Grandma Anderson always has the most beautiful gardens, full of color and life. I have always envied how she tended her gardens and received such wonderful results.

Ever since I have lived in Cedar I have been wanting to grow something, anything! I even attempted to start some seeds in our apartment, they died.

BUT, now that we have a house, I have been itching to plant. With constant snowfall I have not been able to until today!

It is officially march so I can now plant bulbs. The bulbs of choice are daffodils (courtesy of Grandma Anderson, I am tickled that I got some of her flowers) as well as some pink peonies. I am hoping and praying that they grow and I can start my own flower garden.

The last owners left these little gems (used to be a water feature). 

Grandma's Daffodils! 

Yes, I planted these after dark, and Yes, I am weird. 

Love, Nellie

An Ode to Dessert

As of late, I have been striving to cook at home a lot more often. I do not always succeed, but I am doing a lot better than I was a few months ago. (Imagine Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Cesar Salad, Sticky Finger Salad, mmmm.....Good.)

Because I cook at home more, I also feel the need to make dessert more too! This is good bad. My love for  Janet Mikkelson's Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries will be the death of me. 

(Tempting isn't it?)